U.S. Army · United States 
Roy Mynatt
1968
Roy Alford Mynatt served the U.S. Army for 3 years.
How He Died
Manner
Accident
Cause
Multiple traumatic injuries
Mechanism
Motor vehicle
What Happened
Trooper Roy Mynatt was killed in an automobile crash on US 27, at Highway 61, near Rockwood, Tennessee, during a vehicle pursuit. He was speaking with a person at a service station when he observed a car the Highway Patrol was looking for drive by. At 8:15 p.m., as he attempted to stop the vehicle, his car went out of control and struck an oncoming vehicle. The impact caused Trooper Mynatt's patrol car to explode. Trooper Mynatt was a U.S. Army WWII veteran and had served with the Tennessee Highway Patrol for 15 years.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife and five children.
Service Record
U.S. Army
1943 – 1946
Also Served
Tennessee Highway Patrol
Trooper
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